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Mount Vernon Man Accused Of Bigamy

NEW YORK (WCBS 880) - A Stony Point man has been arrested for being married to two women at the same time.

WCBS 880's Catherine Cioffi reports Karl Nifontoff, 31, of Mount Vernon is accused  marrying one woman in Mount Vernon in 2006 and then another in Stony Point in 2010.

WCBS 880 Reporter Catherine Cioffi reports on the unusual case

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"He's been charged with bigamy and it's a very odd crime to be charged with," said Detective Sergeant Edward Finn.

Finn said there was no "big love" in this case, the second wife is the one who reported him to police.

"This was a case where a gentleman got married a second time before he was divorced from his first wife," said Finn.

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